White-blotched Grouper

Found singly or in schools, over murky, shallow and deep waters of coral reefs.
Juveniles found over inshore reefs often mimicking the damselfish Neopomacentrus sindensis.

Groupers are solitary carnivores that hunt near the bottom usually at dusk. Food is drawn into their mouths by a powerful suction when they open their overly large mouths and then swallowed whole.
Spawning is seasonal and controlled by the moons phase.